Worth Watching

In 2011, a Pennsylvania grand jury investigated Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who owned and operated the Women's Medical Society clinic in Philadelphia. What they found was an unexpected level of disregard for human life — even for the abortion…

We live in the age of social media. And even those of us who grew up in the ’70s and ’80s and are certainly not millennials, are part of the lost kids of Generation X. We are the sons and daughters of the baby boomers and most of us are the…

My fiancée loves Winnie the Pooh. Her birthday recently made for perfect timing to bring her to see the new film Christopher Robin. On our way to the theater we heard a station on the radio giving review commentary on the new production by…

The thought of watching a documentary can sometimes strike fear into my heart. Not fear of death, but fear of boredom or fear of falling asleep. That was not the case when I watched the great documentary The Heart of Nuba.  This 85-minute…

So it’s that time of year. What time of year you ask? It’s summer movie time, my friends! The summer season is when most of your blockbusters come out. You know those movies you go see with superheroes, aliens, space faring, and, yes,…

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word is a documentary film by Wim Wenders, a celebrated German filmmaker, whose career filmography is vast and eclectic. This particular movie certainly is of interest to Catholics but I think it is a film that…

From the moment A Quiet Place began, I was on edge — even holding my breath a little. I was afraid the characters would make a sound, which would put their lives in danger. To create this kind of tension — coiled expectation — from the…

How the life of Jesus inspired filmmakers to push artistic frontiers at the dawn of the cinema age

Picking the top 10 movie dads was both easier and harder than picking the top 10 movie moms (see here). Easier, because there were more candidates to choose from—and harder for the same reason! (Candidates for worst movie dads are also more…

When I set out to make a list of great movie moms in honor of Mother’s Day, I knew it wouldn’t be easy—but I found it even harder than I thought. Let’s face it: Great mothers are in short supply in the movies. Still, the 10 moms listed…